Diane Sawyer is STUPID!

This is really astounding. How long has Diane Sawyer been a reporter (1978, but who's counting)? This is unbelievable .....

During the July 17 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, co-anchor Diane Sawyer falsely claimed that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) "vows to filibuster, talking all night to close out all topics besides a vote on Iraqi troop withdrawals."

Sawyer was referring to Reid's plan to hold an all-night Senate debate prior to the July 18 cloture vote on a Democratic proposal to withdraw troops from Iraq. However, by planning to extend the Senate session throughout the night, Reid is not "vow[ing] to filibuster," as Sawyer reported. Rather, he is highlighting the Republicans' blocking of an up-or-down vote on the proposal; in other words, it is the Republicans who are filibustering the withdrawal proposal by requiring that 60 senators vote for the amendment in order for it to pass.

Oh ferchristsakes. This show, this news reporter, is probably one of the larger outlets for "news" that people pick up each day. No wonder people think that Osama bin Laden has a nice beachfront home in Iraq.

On the real news front. The forced filibuster tonight is putting some heat on the Republicans. It'll be worth a couple of news cycles which is good. Congress needs to continue these kind of pugilistic tactics until Republicans come to their senses.